VOA标准英语2015--报告称博科圣地自2014年以来绑架了2000人

Report Alleges¹ Boko Haram Has Abducted² 2,000 Since Early 2014 报告称博科圣地自2014年以来绑架了2000人

It’s been a year since Boko Haram militants³ kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria, an incident that brought international condemnation⁴ of the group. However, Amnesty International says that’s only a fraction of the women and girls abducted since the start of 2014.

The human rights organization has issued a new report alleging⁵ that since January of last year, Boko Haram has abducted at least 2,000 women and girls, forcing them into slavery or the military, and has killed approximately 5,500 civilians⁶.

The grim accounting⁷ appear in the 90-page report, " 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter⁸ and Kill': Boko Haram’s Reign⁹ of Terror in Northeast Nigeria." It's based on 200 witness accounts, including interviews with nearly 30 women and girls who escaped from Boko Haram.

"The abduction of 276 girls from Chibok was just one case amongst many," said Daniel Eyre, Amnesty International’s Nigeria researcher. "What our report shows is that many of these girls and women have been tortured. They’ve been raped¹⁰. Forced into marriage with Boko Haram members. And some have even been trained as fighters by Boko Haram. Now these are war crimes and crimes against humanity and we’re calling for them to be investigated."

One case cited in the report concerns Aisha, 19, who was abducted from a friend’s wedding last September.

Eyre said she was "taken by Boko Haram fighters to Gullak in Adamawa state, where she was held for three months in a makeshift camp. She was repeatedly raped, and sometimes by groups of men. She told us in one case up to six men attacked her. And during her time there, she was also trained to shoot guns and also how to use bombs," he said.

Then there’s the case of a 15-year-old boy, who was not killed by Boko Haram because he has a disability, Eyre said.

"He’d been in the town of Bama in Borno state, which was under Boko Haram control for about five months," he continued. There, the militants "had allegedly found 10 people and convicted them of adultery. And this boy I spoke¹¹ to had been forced, along with others, to stone these 10 people to death."

The targets reportedly were buried up to their necks and rocks were thrown at their heads, Eyre said. "The bodies were left for several days afterwards. [The boy] told us that they were just there covered in stones, decomposing¹²."

In one of many reported atrocities¹³, witnesses say 100 men were killed in the town of Madagali last December. Many were said to have had their throats cut for refusing to join Boko Haram.

The Amnesty International report said there are growing tensions between Muslims and Christians¹⁴ in northern Nigeria. It said many Christians believe Muslims have informed on their whereabouts to Boko Haram. Militants have targeted Christians, who’ve refused to convert to Islam and have destroyed churches. But they’ve also killed many moderate Muslims.

Boko Haram has labeled many Christians and Muslims as “unbelievers.” Amnesty wants Boko Investigated for the crime of persecution¹⁵. It said many of those abducted are forced to adhere to Boko Haram’s strict religious customs.

Eyre said, “Men were required to allow their beards and hair to grow. They had to wear trousers that didn’t touch the floor so that they would be pure for prayers. And women weren’t allowed to move around freely outside. And these rules were quite strictly¹⁶ enforced. We’ve got testimony¹⁷ from people who witnessed floggings and even executions of people that didn’t follow these rules.”

The multi-national military offensive underway in northeastern Nigeria has driven Boko Haram from many major towns and villages. But Eyre said the group is still able to attack and kill.

The Amnesty International report makes a number of recommendations.

First, it's calling for Boko Haram to "end its campaign of violence against civilians – and to release all the people, all the civilians ... living in areas under its control," Eyre said.

The right group also is asking Nigeria's government to do more to protect civilians in the northeast, to improve access to humanitarian¹⁸ aid, and "to investigate and to prosecute¹⁹ people responsible for these war crimes and crimes against humanity that we’ve documented," he said.

Amnesty International has asked the International Criminal Court to consider its findings as part of the ICC’s preliminary examination in northeast Nigeria.

1 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

2 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

5 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

8 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

9 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

10 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

11 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

12 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

13 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

15 persecution   

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

16 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

17 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

18 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

19 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？